On 6 May 2013 19:35, Stephen Frost <sfr...@snowman.net> wrote: > It certainly sounds interesting and I like the idea of it, but perhaps > we need a different mechanism than just passing in a raw snapshot, to > address the concerns that Tom raised.
It does *not* pass in a raw snapshot. All it does is to allow pg_dump to use an API that is already exposed by the backend for this very purpose, one that has been in Postgres since 9.2. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-SNAPSHOT-SYNCHRONIZATION Minor patch, no amazing new functionality, no drama. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
